In the first half of this year, Sichuan Provincial Administration for Industry and Commerce and other 7 local agencies worked together to exercise overall supervision on the regulation and law-enforcement work in the agricultural commodity markets across the province. Up to now, 1,275 related cases have been handled, at a value of 5.80645 million yuan. The amount fined or confiscated reached 4.44884 million yuan and 4.3664 million yuan has been recovered from economic loss. 33 business owners with no business license and 27 ones with no qualification for agricultural commodity–related business have been clamped down.

(Source: the Office of Sichuan Leading Group on Fight against IPR Infringement and Counterfeiting)